Improved combination of cradle and chair



. change position by sliding on the floor, as

- position. The chair is formed of legs or feet UNITED STATES ALONZOHICKS, OF FLUSHING, NEW

YORK, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND HENRY LEWIS, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVED COMBINATION OF CRADLE AND CHAIR.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 42,730, dated May 10,1364.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALONZO HrCKs, Of Flushing, in the county of Queensand State of New York, have invented, made, and applied to use a certainnew and usetul Means for Combining a Cradle and Rocking-Chair; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eXactdescriptionof the said invention, reference being had to the annexed drawings,making part of this specification, wherein- Figure l is a plan of saidcombined cradle and chair, and Fig. 2v is an elevation ot the same.

Similar marks of reference denote the same parts.

Chairs have heretofore been made so that the feet or legs would standstill while the seat and upper portion were capable of rocking, andcradles have been hung On gud geons from a standing frame.

The nature. of my said invention consists in a rockingchair withstationary legs, cornbiued with a cradle swinging On statiouarvsupports, whereby both cradle and chair will remain in place while beingrocked, and not would be the case it' ordinary rockers were employed.

ln the drawings, a is a cradle, sustained by gudgeons I) b ou thestanding frame or support c. This cradle and support may be of' anydesired shape; but the gudgeons b b should be but little above thecenter of gravity of the cradle, in order that it may rock more easily,and not swing as much as is the case where the gudgeons are above thecradle.

Upon one ot' the standards of the frame c, I ajxed an arm, d, entering asocket at the end ot' said standard and receiving the work stand ortable e, which it will be seen may be swung around with said arm intoany desired f, that are connected at g to the frame c so that the chairand cradle are retained in the proper position relatively to each other.The seat IL and back z' of the chair are supported on the pendent armsk, that are jointed to the frame or legsf, so that the chair rocks atthis point.

Z is a spring attached to the legs f, and extending up behind the backt', where it terminates as an eye over the staple m, and ou which itslides as the'chair is rocked. This spring causes the chair to rock moreeasily iu coming forward, and prevents the chair-back going too far.

Ou the side of the seat h is a pipe receiving the bent rod n, that hasan eye taking the fixed staple or bar o on the side ot' the cradle c.It' this rod is slid out farther, the cradle will receive a greatermovement in proportion to that Ot' the chair, and it' slid in themovement given to the cradle will be lessened.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A cradle swinging on a frame or standard, in combination with a chairrocking upon stationary feet or legs, whereby the relative position ofthe cradle and cha-ir may remain unchanged, so that a connection can bemade between the chair and cradle, substantially as specified.

2. The combination Ot' the table e on the arm d with the swingingcradle, substantially as specified.

3. The rocking-chair ou the legs or feet f, in combination with thespring l, extending from such legs fto the staple on the bach, asspecified.

si gnature this 17th day of October, A. D. 1863. ALONZO H lOKS.Witnesses: y

LEMUEL W. SERRELL,

THOs. GEO. HAROLD.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set myA

